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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WordMeaning
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
calligraphyartistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence