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 |
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| reckon | count |
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| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
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| lank | not well filled out : slender |
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| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
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