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 |
|---|---|
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |