GRE Word List

STREW

to spread by scattering

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

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WordMeaning
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
herbivorousfeeding on plants
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord