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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| romp | one that romps |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |