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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| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| raspy | harsh |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |