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
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
spruceto make spruce
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
facsimilean exact copy
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve