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 |
|---|---|
| impediment | something that impedes |
| connoisseur | expert |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |