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 |
|---|---|
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |