GRE Word List
FORTUITOUS
occurring by chance
The meaning of the word fortuitous is occurring by chance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |