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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| Word | Meaning |
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| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
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| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
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| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
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