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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| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
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| duration | continuance in time |
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| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
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