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
nutritiousnourishing
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
trancestupor
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
lassitudea condition of weariness or debility : fatigue
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded