GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| unkempt | not combed |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| acetic | vinegary |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |