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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dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
smug | highly self-satisfied |
cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |