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 |
|---|---|
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |