GRE Word List
SMEAR
a viscous or sticky substance
The meaning of the word smear is a viscous or sticky substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| dingy | dirty |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |