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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| privy | private |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |