GRE Word List
DELVE
excavate
The meaning of the word delve is excavate.
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foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
pedagogue | teacher |
supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |