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
validhaving legal efficacy or force
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
funerealof or relating to a funeral
significanthaving meaning
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
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embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
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