GRE Word List

PUCKER

to become wrinkled or constricted

The meaning of the word pucker is to become wrinkled or constricted.

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WordMeaning
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
darta light spear
endueprovide
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
irremediablenot remediable
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity