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 |
|---|---|
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| sublimate | sublime |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| circlet | a little circle |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |