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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |