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 |
|---|---|
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |