GRE Word List
DELVE
excavate
The meaning of the word delve is excavate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |