GRE Word List
WITHER
to become dry and sapless
The meaning of the word wither is to become dry and sapless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |