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 |
|---|---|
| postulate | demand |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |