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 |
|---|---|
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| scintilla | spark |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |