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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WordMeaning
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
witlessdestitute of wit or understanding : foolish
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
codifyto reduce to a code
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
contrivancea thing contrived
connivancethe act of conniving
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant