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 |
|---|---|
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |