GRE Word List

ODOROUS

having an odor: such as

The meaning of the word odorous is having an odor: such as.

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WordMeaning
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
debonairsuave
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation