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 |
|---|---|
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| enduring | lasting |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| savant | a person of learning |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |