GRE Word List
POROUS
full of pores; like a sieve
The meaning of the word porous is full of pores; like a sieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quintessence | purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence |
| weather | pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces |
| pandemonium | wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost |
| contaminate | pollute |
| fiat | command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| squat | short and thick; stocky; Ex. ugly squat tower; V. N. |
| appall | dismay; shock deeply |
| horoscope | diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers |
| demean | disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
