GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |