GRE Word List
SEAR
burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither
The meaning of the word sear is burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
| recapitulate | summarize |
| compilation | listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling |
| protege | person receiving protection and support from a patron |
| plumb | exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of |
| oscillate | vibrate pendulumlike; waver |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious |
| maxim | proverb; truth pithily stated |
| overturn | turn over; capsize; topple |
| vulture | carrion-eating birds |