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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |