GRE Word List
MALODOROUS
having a bad odor
The meaning of the word malodorous is having a bad odor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |