GRE Word List

TREAD

to step or walk on or over

The meaning of the word tread is to step or walk on or over.

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gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
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piedof two or more colors in blotches
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scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
motleyvariegated in color
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