GRE Word List
THRESH
beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
The meaning of the word thresh is beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premise | assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based |
| respite | time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve |
| rescind | repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement) |
| madrigal | pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments |
| surrogate | substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ. |
| depreciate | lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value |
| hazy | slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind |
| deciduous | falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote |
| culpable | deserving blame; blameworthy |
