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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| unkempt | not combed |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| mendicant | beggar |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |