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.

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WordMeaning
stringenttight
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
soldera metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself