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 |
|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |