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 |
|---|---|
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |