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 |
|---|---|
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| trance | stupor |