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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| leave-taking | departure |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |