GRE Word List
SERE
being dried and withered
The meaning of the word sere is being dried and withered.
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|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |