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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
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| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
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