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
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
dramaa composition (see composition
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
compilationthe act or process of compiling
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)