GRE Word List

SCRAPS

fragments of discarded or leftover food

The meaning of the word scraps is fragments of discarded or leftover food.

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WordMeaning
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
rabidextremely violent : furious
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
reverberatereflect
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful