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 |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |