GRE Word List

STREW

to spread by scattering

The meaning of the word strew is to spread by scattering.

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WordMeaning
bentunenclosed grassland
peerone that is of equal standing with another : equal
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
mutedbeing mute : silent
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive