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 |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| rift | fissure |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| wake | to be or remain awake |