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 |
|---|---|
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| dilute | attenuate |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |