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

WordMeaning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection