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
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
mausoleuma large tomb
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
steeplofty
abjureto renounce upon oath