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 |
|---|---|
| rarefied | being less dense |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| pilfer | steal |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |