GRE Word List
SHAVING
very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade)
The meaning of the word shaving is very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resurge | rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again |
| willful | wilful; intentional; headstrong |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| imminent | impending; near at hand |
| chaffing | bantering; joking |
| rudimentary | elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language |
| barb | sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark |
| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| emend | correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
| narrative | related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration |