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 |
|---|---|
| quicksilver | mercury |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| modish | fashionable |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |