GRE Word List

SERE

being dried and withered

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

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WordMeaning
diluteattenuate
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes