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 |
|---|---|
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |