GRE Word List
SHED
to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
The meaning of the word shed is to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| concordat | compact |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |