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

WordMeaning
sciondescendant
boostto push or shove up from below
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
haggardnot tamed
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
desperatehaving lost hope
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated