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 |
|---|---|
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |