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 |
|---|---|
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |