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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disquietudeanxiety
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tactfulhaving or showing tact
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subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
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vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation