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

WordMeaning
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
imminentready to take place : happening soon
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
politicpolitical
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix