GRE Word List

CALORIFIC

caloric

The meaning of the word calorific is caloric.

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WordMeaning
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
enamoredaffected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm