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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| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| decipher | decode |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |