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 |
|---|---|
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
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| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |