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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aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
reparablecapable of being repaired
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
wastrelvagabond
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etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
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foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant