GRE Word List
INCENSE
material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
The meaning of the word incense is material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |