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 |
|---|---|
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
