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 |
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| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| distend | extend |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |