GRE Word List

SMEAR

a viscous or sticky substance

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

Random words

WordMeaning
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
implicationsomething implied: such as
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
dummya person who is incapable of speaking
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures