GRE Word List
DELVE
excavate
The meaning of the word delve is excavate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| debut | a first appearance |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |