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

WordMeaning
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
rivuleta small stream
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
depleteto empty of a principal substance
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
witlessdestitute of wit or understanding : foolish
flightyswift