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 |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| executioner | one who executes |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |