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 |
|---|---|
| sanction | a formal decree |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |