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 |
|---|---|
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |