GRE Word List
DELVE
excavate
The meaning of the word delve is excavate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |