GRE Word List

POROUS

possessing or full of pores

The meaning of the word porous is possessing or full of pores.

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WordMeaning
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
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irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
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threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
rescindto take away : remove
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice