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 |
|---|---|
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| realm | kingdom |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |