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 |
|---|---|
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |