GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |