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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WordMeaning
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
purgeto clear of guilt
ancillarysubordinate
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
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effeteno longer fertile
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun