GRE Word List

SHEER

unqualified

The meaning of the word sheer is unqualified.

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WordMeaning
recountto relate in detail : narrate
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
rotundaa round building
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water