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 |
|---|---|
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| ramification | branch |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
