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 |
|---|---|
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |