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 |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| microcosm | a little world |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |