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 |
|---|---|
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |