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 |
|---|---|
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| 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") |
| vent | to provide with a vent |