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 |
|---|---|
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| poise | balance |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| coin | corner |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |