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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |