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 |
|---|---|
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| haggard | not tamed |