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 |
|---|---|
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| imprecation | curse |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| countenance | look |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |