GRE Word List
THRESH
to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
The meaning of the word thresh is to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically.
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| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |