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 |
|---|---|
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |