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 |
|---|---|
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |