GRE Word List
ADVENTITIOUS
coming from another source and not inherent or innate
The meaning of the word adventitious is coming from another source and not inherent or innate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |