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 |
|---|---|
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |