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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verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
congenial | pleasant |
rubric | an authoritative rule |
whimsy | whim |
collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
blues | low spirits : melancholy |
sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |