GRE Word List
SHEAR
remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors
The meaning of the word shear is remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nihilist | one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement |
| agog | highly excited; intensely curious |
| malefactor | evildoer; criminal |
| duplicity | double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous |
| whit | small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of |
| symmetry | arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical |
| mollify | soothe an angry person |
| fiasco | total failure; CF. bottle |
| perigee | point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee |
| venial | (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial |