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

WordMeaning
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
padrea Christian clergyman
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
raspto rub with something rough
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive