GRE Word List

SEAR

being dried and withered

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

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WordMeaning
stringenttight
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
rarefiedbeing less dense
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
percussionthe act of percussing: such as