GRE Word List
RAFFLE
to engage in a raffle
The meaning of the word raffle is to engage in a raffle.
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| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
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