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 |
|---|---|
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |