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
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
beguilehoodwink
dearthscarcity that makes dear
expenditurethe act or process of expending
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
obesehaving excessive body fat
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will