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 |
|---|---|
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| chafe | irritate |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| facade | the front of a building |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |