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 |
|---|---|
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |