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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| overthrow | overturn |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| brink | edge |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |