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 |
|---|---|
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |