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 |
|---|---|
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| trance | stupor |