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 |
|---|---|
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
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