GRE Word List
DELVE
excavate
The meaning of the word delve is excavate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| trenchant | keen |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |