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 |
|---|---|
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |