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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
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| representational | one that represents: such as |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |