GRE Word List
DELVE
excavate
The meaning of the word delve is excavate.
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| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| leave-taking | departure |
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| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
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| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
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