GRE Word List
BEDRAGGLE
to wet thoroughly
The meaning of the word bedraggle is to wet thoroughly.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |