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 |
|---|---|
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |