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 |
|---|---|
| beleaguer | besiege |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| slew | a large number |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |