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 |
|---|---|
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |