GRE Word List
ORIFICE
mouthlike opening; small opening (esp. to a cavern or passage of the body); CF. mouth
The meaning of the word orifice is mouthlike opening; small opening (esp. to a cavern or passage of the body); CF. mouth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wretch | miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile |
| execrable | very bad; detestable |
| scavenge | hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion |
| convivial | pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial |
| annotate | comment; make explanatory notes |
| venom | poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous |
| pervasive | spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate |
| parallelism | state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
| marred | damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure |
| reprisal | retaliation |
