GRE Word List
UNEARTH
to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
The meaning of the word unearth is to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| menial | a person doing menial work |