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 |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |