GRE Word List
OLFACTORY
of or relating to the sense of smell
The meaning of the word olfactory is of or relating to the sense of smell.
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|---|---|
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| impuissance | weakness |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |