GRE Word List

SMEAR

a viscous or sticky substance

The meaning of the word smear is a viscous or sticky substance.

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WordMeaning
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details