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 |
|---|---|
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| concatenate | linked together |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |