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 |
|---|---|
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| demented | mad |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |