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 |
|---|---|
| defer | put off |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| whimsy | whim |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| shambles | a meat market |