GRE Word List

DELVE

excavate

The meaning of the word delve is excavate.

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WordMeaning
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
rompone that romps
pranktrick
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
countenancelook