GRE Word List
SHEATHE
to put into or furnish with a sheath
The meaning of the word sheathe is to put into or furnish with a sheath.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |