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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catholic | roman catholic |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |