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 |
|---|---|
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
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| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
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