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 |
|---|---|
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |