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 |
|---|---|
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |