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 |
|---|---|
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |