GRE Word List

SEAR

being dried and withered

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

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WordMeaning
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
apiaristbeekeeper
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning