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.

Random words

WordMeaning
unkemptnot combed
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind