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 |
|---|---|
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |