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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| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |