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 |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| violate | break |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |