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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WordMeaning
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
adornto enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
politicpolitical
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)