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.

Random words

WordMeaning
corpusclea minute particle
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
rococorococo work or style
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied