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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concur | to express agreement |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
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| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |