GRE Word List

DELVE

excavate

The meaning of the word delve is excavate.

Random words

WordMeaning
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
abodethe place where one lives : home
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice