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 |
|---|---|
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |