GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |