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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| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
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| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| encumber | weigh down |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |