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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rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
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impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
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harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
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finitehaving definite or definable limits