GRE Word List
STINK
to emit a strong offensive odor
The meaning of the word stink is to emit a strong offensive odor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| imprecation | curse |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| collected | gathered together |