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 |
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veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
swill | wash |
snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |