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 |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
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| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| raiment | clothing |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
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| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
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| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |