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 |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| lewd | obscene |