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 |
|---|---|
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |