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 |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |