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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dire | exciting horror |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| amity | friendship |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| dynamo | generator |