GRE Word List
STOKE
stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully
The meaning of the word stoke is stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gestate | evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth |
| senility | old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia |
| outmoded | no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned |
| snivel | complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me. |
| refrain | abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus |
| syllogism | logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument |
| accretion | growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |
| obsequious | slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic |
| dupe | someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive |
| shear | remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors |
