GRE Word List

SMEAR

a viscous or sticky substance

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

Random words

WordMeaning
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
sidetracksiding
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
naivetea naive remark or action
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition