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

WordMeaning
betrothto promise to marry
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
phenomenaphenomenon
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury