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 |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| expound | to set forth : state |