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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| Word | Meaning |
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| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
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| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
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| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |