GRE Word List

DELVE

excavate

The meaning of the word delve is excavate.

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WordMeaning
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
niggletrifle
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
underhandin a clandestine manner
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation