GRE Word List
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smoke
The meaning of the word reek is smoke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| exploit | deed |
| categorical | absolute |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |