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
hypochondriachypochondriacal
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oafa stupid person : boob
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capsizeto cause to overturn
leerysuspicious
perditioneternal damnation
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
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