GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| warrant | sanction |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |