GRE Word List
SEAR
being dried and withered
The meaning of the word sear is being dried and withered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |