GRE Word List
CULL
pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.
The meaning of the word cull is pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N..
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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oversee | watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision |
elliptical | elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out |
conclave | private secret meeting |
allude | refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference |
welt | raised mark from a beating or whipping |
gush | (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound. |
trample | step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet |
limpid | crystal clear |
incommodious | not spacious; inconvenient |
illicit | illegal |