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 |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |