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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |