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 |
|---|---|
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |