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 |
|---|---|
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |