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 |
|---|---|
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |