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 |
|---|---|
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| fulcrum | prop |
| spare | not being used |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| poise | balance |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| demerit | offense |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |