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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |