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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| 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 |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| progeny | descendants |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |