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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WordMeaning
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
hotheada hotheaded person
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
gustthe sensation of taste
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
shama trick that deludes : hoax
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs