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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| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |