GRE Word List
SCAVENGE
to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
The meaning of the word scavenge is to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| fiend | devil |
| random | a haphazard course |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| defer | put off |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| exude | to ooze out |