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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| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
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| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| exegesis | exposition |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |