GRE Word List

MOLT

to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically

The meaning of the word molt is to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically.

Random words

WordMeaning
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
relegateto send into exile : banish
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
pendingduring
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
writheto twist into coils or folds