GRE Word List
SCRAPS
fragments of discarded or leftover food
The meaning of the word scraps is fragments of discarded or leftover food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| exude | to ooze out |