GRE Word List
ODOROUS
having an odor: such as
The meaning of the word odorous is having an odor: such as.
Random words
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| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |