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 |
|---|---|
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| dart | a light spear |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |