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 |
|---|---|
| osseous | bony |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |