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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |