GRE Word List

DELVE

excavate

The meaning of the word delve is excavate.

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motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
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metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
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submergeto put under water
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky