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 |
|---|---|
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |