GRE Word List

FORTUITOUS

occurring by chance

The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.

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WordMeaning
pungentsharply painful
interiman intervening time : interval
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
irremediablenot remediable
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent