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

WordMeaning
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
declivitydownward inclination
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive