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 |
|---|---|
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |