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 |
|---|---|
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |