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
naivetea naive remark or action
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors