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 |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |