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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spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
viandan item of food
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement