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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| nib | bill |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| postulate | demand |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |