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 |
|---|---|
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |