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 |
|---|---|
| veracious | truthful |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| encumber | weigh down |