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 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |