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 |
|---|---|
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
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| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
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