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 |
|---|---|
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |