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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WordMeaning
anachronisman error in chronology
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
hortatoryhortative
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
concentrichaving a common center