GRE Word List

FORTUITOUS

occurring by chance

The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.

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circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
inanimatenot animate:
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
privyprivate
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner