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 |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| boor | peasant |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |