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 |
|---|---|
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| viand | an item of food |