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 |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| lewd | obscene |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| apprehend | arrest |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| document | proof |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |