GRE Word List
SEAR
being dried and withered
The meaning of the word sear is being dried and withered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |