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 |
|---|---|
| expiate | to make amends for |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| 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 |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |