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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |