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 |
|---|---|
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| encumber | weigh down |