GRE Word List

SHEAR

to cut off the hair from

The meaning of the word shear is to cut off the hair from.

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WordMeaning
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
deputizeto appoint as deputy
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic