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 |
|---|---|
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| concatenate | linked together |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |