GRE Word List

STREW

to spread by scattering

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

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matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
bravehaving or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation