GRE Word List
MALODOROUS
foul-smelling
The meaning of the word malodorous is foul-smelling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fete | honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast |
| orthography | correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics |
| lampoon | ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution |
| cerebration | thought; working of the brain |
| maleficient | doing evil; N. maleficience |
| enjoin | command; order; forbid |
| idyll | short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
| hieroglyphic | picture writing; ADJ. |
| protagonist | leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story |
| smear | spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing |
