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
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surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
tanner | one that tans hides |
abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |