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 |
|---|---|
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| rift | fissure |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |