GRE Word List
DELVE
excavate
The meaning of the word delve is excavate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| dingy | dirty |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |