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 |
|---|---|
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| reverberate | reflect |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |