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 |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| bulk | magnitude |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| forte | one's strong point |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |