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 |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |