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 |
|---|---|
| wastrel | vagabond |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |