GRE Word List

SERE

being dried and withered

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

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WordMeaning
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
colandera perforated utensil for washing or draining food
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
capsizeto cause to overturn
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion