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 |
|---|---|
| forebears | ancestor |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| 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 |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| imbue | endow |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |