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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|---|---|
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| forlorn | bereft |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
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| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
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