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 |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |