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 |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| append | attach |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |