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 |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| provenance | origin |