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 |
|---|---|
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| attentive | mindful |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| gnome | maxim |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |