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 |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |