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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WordMeaning
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
cavalcadea procession (see procession
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
contagiona contagious disease
briman upper or outer margin : verge
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock