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scrap

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to discard or abandon as no longer useful

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Scrap in a sentence

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The committee scrapped the plan after public outcry.

Synonyms
discardabandonjunk
Antonyms
keepretain

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The committee dismissed the proposal as blank, pointing out that its projected revenues depended on conditions no economy had ever sustained.

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Scrap (verb) means to discard or abandon as no longer useful
Here is scrap used in an example sentence: "The committee scrapped the plan after public outcry."
Common synonyms for scrap include discard, abandon, junk.
Antonyms of scrap include keep, retain.
Scrap is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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