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.

Random words

WordMeaning
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
succorrelief
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
spoofdeceive
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
sophistphilosopher