GRE Word List

WITHER

to become dry and sapless

The meaning of the word wither is to become dry and sapless.

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WordMeaning
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
filthfoul or putrid matter
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep