GRE Word List

DELVE

excavate

The meaning of the word delve is excavate.

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WordMeaning
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
overweeningarrogant
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
egressa place or means of going out : exit