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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |