GRE Word List
MALODOROUS
having a bad odor
The meaning of the word malodorous is having a bad odor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| dingy | dirty |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |