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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odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
piedof two or more colors in blotches
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authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative