GRE Word List
STINK
to emit a strong offensive odor
The meaning of the word stink is to emit a strong offensive odor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| debonair | suave |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |