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 |
|---|---|
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |