GRE Word List
DELVE
excavate
The meaning of the word delve is excavate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |