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 |
|---|---|
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |