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 |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
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| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| cipher | zero |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |