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 |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| rift | fissure |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |