GRE Word List

TREK

to make one's way arduously

The meaning of the word trek is to make one's way arduously.

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whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
amalgama mixture of different elements
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health