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 |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| aver | to declare positively |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |