GRE Word List

SEAR

being dried and withered

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

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WordMeaning
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
ripto tear or split apart or open
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incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
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pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)