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 |
|---|---|
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |