GRE Word List
SHRIVEL
to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
The meaning of the word shrivel is to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suppliant | supplicant |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |