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 |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| sleek | slick |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |