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 |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |