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
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
applicationan act of applying:
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating