GRE Word List
STOKE
to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
The meaning of the word stoke is to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| sheer | unqualified |