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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
