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 |
|---|---|
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |