GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| spate | freshet |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |