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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| invalid | not valid: |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |