GRE Word List

GAPE

to open the mouth wide

The meaning of the word gape is to open the mouth wide.

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miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
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plaitpleat
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
sledgesledgehammer