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 |
|---|---|
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |