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
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
halfheartedlacking heart, spirit, or interest
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
contagiona contagious disease