GRE Word List
SERENDIPITY
the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
The meaning of the word serendipity is the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| tome | book |
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| influx | a coming in |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
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| forego | to go before : precede |
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