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
sciondescendant
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
vendorone that vends : seller
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
foppishfoolish
expoundto set forth : state
sparseof few and scattered elements
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme