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 |
|---|---|
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |