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 |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| canny | clever |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |