GRE Word List

FORTUITOUS

occurring by chance

The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.

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bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting