GRE Word List
RAFFLE
to engage in a raffle
The meaning of the word raffle is to engage in a raffle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |