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
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seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
hovel | an open shed or shelter |
trek | to make one's way arduously |
misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |