GRE Word List

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smoke

The meaning of the word reek is smoke.

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WordMeaning
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
missivea written communication : letter
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
museto become absorbed in thought
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty