GRE Word List
SEAR
being dried and withered
The meaning of the word sear is being dried and withered.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| scion | descendant |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |