GRE Word List

ODORIFEROUS

yielding an odor : odorous

The meaning of the word odoriferous is yielding an odor : odorous.

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tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
nutritiousnourishing
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
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