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 |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |