GRE Word List

WITHER

to become dry and sapless

The meaning of the word wither is to become dry and sapless.

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WordMeaning
groucha fit of bad temper
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax