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 |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| savory | having savor: such as |