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 |
|---|---|
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
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| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |