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 |
|---|---|
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |