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 |
|---|---|
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| prattle | prate |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |