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 |
|---|---|
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |