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 |
|---|---|
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| whimsy | whim |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |