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

WordMeaning
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
shrivelto draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
extantcurrently or actually existing
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle