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 |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |