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 |
|---|---|
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| rider | one that rides |
| realm | kingdom |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
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