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 |
|---|---|
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |