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 |
|---|---|
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |