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
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| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |