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 |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |