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 |
|---|---|
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |