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 |
|---|---|
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| brochure | pamphlet |