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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| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |