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 |
|---|---|
| distant | separated in space : away |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |