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 |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |