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
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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 |
impetus | a driving force : impulse |
visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
indite | make up |
wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |