GRE Word List

EWE

the female of the sheep especially when mature

The meaning of the word ewe is the female of the sheep especially when mature.

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bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
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elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
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anodyneserving to alleviate pain
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past