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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sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
errantbehaving wrongly
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
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stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
dementedmad
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle