GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |