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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |