GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| docile | easily taught |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |