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 |
|---|---|
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| colloquy | conversation |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |