GRE Word List

SEAR

being dried and withered

The meaning of the word sear is being dried and withered.

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WordMeaning
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
recipientone that receives : receiver
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense