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 |
|---|---|
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| intermediary | mediator |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |