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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| brook | creek |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |