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 |
|---|---|
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| antecede | precede |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| plait | pleat |