GRE Word List
ODORIFEROUS
yielding an odor : odorous
The meaning of the word odoriferous is yielding an odor : odorous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |