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 |
|---|---|
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |