GRE Word List
SERE
being dried and withered
The meaning of the word sere is being dried and withered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |