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 |
|---|---|
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |