GRE Word List
RAKE
an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
The meaning of the word rake is an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
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| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| forlorn | bereft |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |