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 |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| beguile | hoodwink |