GRE Word List
SHEAF
a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
The meaning of the word sheaf is a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |