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 |
|---|---|
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |