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 |
|---|---|
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |