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 |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| stench | stink |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |