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 |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| lewd | obscene |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |