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 |
|---|---|
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| pitfall | trap |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |