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 |
|---|---|
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| prattle | prate |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| encompass | include |