GRE Word List
CANVASS
to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
The meaning of the word canvass is to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patent | open to public inspection |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |