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 |
|---|---|
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| realm | kingdom |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |