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 |
|---|---|
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |