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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| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
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| hothead | a hotheaded person |
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