GRE Word List
DREGS
sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
The meaning of the word dregs is sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| bog | wet spongy ground |