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 |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| expiate | to make amends for |
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| hubbub | noise |