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 |
|---|---|
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
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| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| leery | suspicious |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
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| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |