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 |
|---|---|
| residual | remainder |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
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