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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impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
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adjacentnot distant : nearby
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
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wantonmerciless
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively