GRE Word List
ADVENTITIOUS
accidental; casual; happening by chance
The meaning of the word adventitious is accidental; casual; happening by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy |
| chastise | punish as by beating; criticize severely |
| quack | charlatan; impostor |
| scavenge | hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion |
| imply | suggest a meaning not expressed; signify |
| icon | religious image; idol; image or representation |
| mayhem | injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim |
| hallucination | delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory |
| mange | skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair |
| vitriolic | causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass |
