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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WordMeaning
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
beneficentdoing or producing good
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
darta light spear
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off