GRE Word List
SMEAR
a viscous or sticky substance
The meaning of the word smear is a viscous or sticky substance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |