GRE Word List
GLEAN
gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty
The meaning of the word glean is gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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omnipresent | universally present; ubiquitous |
anemia | condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
quarry | dig into (to get stone); N: mine; รคผฎภๅ |
placid | peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake |
shoot | new growth from a plant |
suture | stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound |
mingle | mix together in close association |
husbandry | frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman |
elusive | evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me. |
fallible | liable to err |