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 |
|---|---|
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |