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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WordMeaning
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
imprecationcurse
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
gibeto utter taunting words
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions