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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jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
bulgeto jut out : swell
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances