GRE Word List
ODOROUS
having an odor: such as
The meaning of the word odorous is having an odor: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| amend | to put right |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |