GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |