GRE Word List

FLEECE

the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)

The meaning of the word fleece is the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep).

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ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
sequesterto set apart : segregate
connivancethe act of conniving
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scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
replenishto fill or build up again