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.
Random words
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|---|---|
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
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