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

WordMeaning
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
violatebreak
culminationthe action of culminating
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects