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 |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |