GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |