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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WordMeaning
withholdto hold back from action : check
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
boostto push or shove up from below
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
distantseparated in space : away
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual