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
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
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impuissanceweakness
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
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tensilecapable of tension : ductile
providencedivine guidance or care
ecclesiasticecclesiastical
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
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