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 |
|---|---|
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |