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 |
|---|---|
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| minuscule | very small |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| championship | designation as champion |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |