GRE Word List

POROUS

possessing or full of pores

The meaning of the word porous is possessing or full of pores.

Random words

WordMeaning
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
sleeperone that sleeps
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
understateto represent as less than is the case
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious