GRE Word List

SEAR

being dried and withered

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

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juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
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rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
countenancelook
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
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enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of