GRE Word List
ORIFICE
an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
The meaning of the word orifice is an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |