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 |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |