GRE Word List
PARE
to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
The meaning of the word pare is to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |