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 |
|---|---|
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |