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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |