GRE Word List
DELVE
excavate
The meaning of the word delve is excavate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |