GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| unsavory | insipid |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |