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 |
|---|---|
| convention | agreement |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |