GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |