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 |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| application | an act of applying: |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |