GRE Word List

SMEAR

a viscous or sticky substance

The meaning of the word smear is a viscous or sticky substance.

Random words

WordMeaning
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
stenchstink
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
cataclysmflood
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed