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 |
|---|---|
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| warranted | sanction |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |