GRE Word List
RAKE
immoral or dissolute person
The meaning of the word rake is immoral or dissolute person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chicanery | trickery; deception |
| ellipsis | omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses |
| conspiracy | treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people) |
| bacchanalian | drunken |
| condole | express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow |
| vendetta | blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams |
| moratorium | legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses |
| credential | evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court. |
| circumvent | outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around |
| jocular | said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |