GRE Word List

SEAR

being dried and withered

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

Random words

WordMeaning
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
braggadocioempty boasting
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain