GRE Word List
SHEAR
to cut off the hair from
The meaning of the word shear is to cut off the hair from.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| laud | praise |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| spare | not being used |