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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|---|---|
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| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
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| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |