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 |
|---|---|
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| guy | man |