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 |
|---|---|
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |