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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| scion | descendant |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| sleek | slick |