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 |
|---|---|
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| quench | put out |