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 |
|---|---|
| beguile | hoodwink |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |