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 |
|---|---|
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| benison | blessing |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |