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 |
|---|---|
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| residual | remainder |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |