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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| politic | political |