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 |
|---|---|
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |