GRE Word List
POTPOURRI
a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
The meaning of the word potpourri is a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecede | precede |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| flighty | swift |
| ensconce | shelter |