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 |
|---|---|
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |