GRE Word List
SHREW
scolding woman; very small mouselike animal
The meaning of the word shrew is scolding woman; very small mouselike animal.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| legato | (of music) played smoothly |
| comprehensive | broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive |
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| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| precipitant | something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħÀüÁ¦; OP. solvent |
| molt | periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth) |