GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| brawny | muscular |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |