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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| collate | to compare critically |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |