GRE Word List

SMEAR

a viscous or sticky substance

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

Random words

WordMeaning
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
ferventvery hot : glowing
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
warrantsanction
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner