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 |
|---|---|
| violate | break |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |