GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| quarry | game |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |