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 |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| broach | brooch |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| leave-taking | departure |