GRE Word List
CALORIFIC
caloric
The meaning of the word calorific is caloric.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |