GRE Word List

FORTUITOUS

occurring by chance

The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.

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invalidnot valid:
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion