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 |
|---|---|
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| seemly | good-looking |