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 |
|---|---|
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| 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 |