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 |
|---|---|
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| convention | agreement |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| significant | having meaning |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |