GRE Word List
GLEAN
to gather grain or other produce left by reapers
The meaning of the word glean is to gather grain or other produce left by reapers.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
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| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |