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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| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
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| vertex | the top of the head |
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| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| malediction | curse |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |