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 |
|---|---|
| courier | messenger |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| hurl | rush |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |