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
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
overblownpast the prime of bloom
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
pantomimepantomimist
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness