GRE Word List

SEAR

being dried and withered

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

Random words

WordMeaning
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
atypicalnot typical : irregular