GRE Word List
POROUS
possessing or full of pores
The meaning of the word porous is possessing or full of pores.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| flounder | flatfish |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |