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 |
|---|---|
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |