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
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
breadthdistance from side to side : width
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment