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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
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| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| exhume | disinter |
| predetermine | foreordain |
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| enduring | lasting |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |