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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| bauble | trinket |
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| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |