GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |