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 |
|---|---|
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| brink | edge |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| defalcate | deduct |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| convene | to come together in a body |