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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| unsavory | insipid |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |