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.
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| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
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| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| ramification | branch |
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| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
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