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 |
|---|---|
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |