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 |
|---|---|
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |