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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |