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 |
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| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
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| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
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| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |