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 |
|---|---|
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |