GRE Word List
CASUAL
subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
The meaning of the word casual is subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| laud | praise |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |