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 |
|---|---|
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| slake | subside |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| onus | burden |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| conflagration | fire |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |