GRE Word List

DELVE

excavate

The meaning of the word delve is excavate.

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gesticulationthe act of making gestures
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
deviouswandering
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
scrappyconsisting of scraps
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for