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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|---|---|
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
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| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |