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 |
|---|---|
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |