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 |
|---|---|
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
