GRE Word List
STINK
stench; V: emit a strong foul odor
The meaning of the word stink is stench; V: emit a strong foul odor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deference | courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery |
| discount | disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost |
| stilted | bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal |
| alms | money or goods given to the poor |
| leonine | like a lion |
| arcane | esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener |
| dehydrate | remove water from; dry out |
| ingrate | ungrateful person (not expressing thanks) |
| vitriolic | causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass |
| nefarious | very wicked |
