1. Verb
To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
2. Noun
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
3. Noun
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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