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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |