GRE Word List
SNIP
a small piece that is snipped off
The meaning of the word snip is a small piece that is snipped off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |