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 |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| ebullient | boiling |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |