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 |
|---|---|
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| clime | climate |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |