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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
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| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
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