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 |
|---|---|
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| aria | air |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |