GRE Word List
SHEER
pure; thin and transparent; very steep
The meaning of the word sheer is pure; thin and transparent; very steep.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| languish | lose animation or strength |
| vitriolic | causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass |
| privy | secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private |
| loquacious | talkative; N. loquacity |
| hapless | unfortunate; luckless |
| penury | extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy |
| arraign | charge in court; indict |
| conception | beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception |
| derelict | negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person |
| squelch | produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF. ΑψΘλΐ» ΐ§Ώ‘Ό Ήβΐ» Ά§ |
