GRE Word List

CALORIFIC

caloric

The meaning of the word calorific is caloric.

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cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
disconcertto throw into confusion
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground