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
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
fleeta number of warships under a single command
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
plumagethe feathers of a bird
addenduma thing added : addition
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt