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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |