GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| finery | ornament |
| invalid | not valid: |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |