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 |
|---|---|
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |