GRE Word List
SALLOW
any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
The meaning of the word sallow is any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |