GRE Word List
COINCIDENCE
the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
The meaning of the word coincidence is the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence.
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amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |