GRE Word List

WINNOW

to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air

The meaning of the word winnow is to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air.

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prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
ventto provide with a vent
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
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kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand