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 |
|---|---|
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| postulate | demand |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |