GRE Word List
SMEAR
spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing
The meaning of the word smear is spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advocate | speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for |
| parley | conference (between opponents); CF. speak |
| prune | cut away; trim |
| maternal | motherly; N. maternity: motherhood |
| maladroit | clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling |
| casualty | serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle |
| emanate | issue forth; come out |
| monochromatic | having only one color |
| inverse | opposite |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
