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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |