GRE Word List
STENCH
stink
The meaning of the word stench is stink.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |