GRE Word List
BLANCH
to take the color out of
The meaning of the word blanch is to take the color out of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| freebooter | pirate |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |