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

WordMeaning
couriermessenger
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
chasethe hunting of wild animals
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar