GRE Word List
SCRAP
fragments of discarded or leftover food
The meaning of the word scrap is fragments of discarded or leftover food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| commune | talk over |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |