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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| haggard | not tamed |