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 |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| drab | slattern |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |