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
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
quenchput out
laudpraise
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
deprecateto express disapproval of
flukeflatfish
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