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 |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |