GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| debonair | suave |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |