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 |
|---|---|
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |