GRE Word List
PLUCK
to pull or pick off or out
The meaning of the word pluck is to pull or pick off or out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |