GRE Word List
SERE
being dried and withered
The meaning of the word sere is being dried and withered.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| dour | stern |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| provident | frugal |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
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