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 |
|---|---|
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |