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 |
|---|---|
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |