GRE Word List
SCUTTLE
a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
The meaning of the word scuttle is a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce).
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
mulct | fine |
topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
historic | historical |
valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |