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 |
|---|---|
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |