GRE Word List
SEAR
being dried and withered
The meaning of the word sear is being dried and withered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| parlance | speech |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |