GRE Word List
PRUNE
a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
The meaning of the word prune is a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
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| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |