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 |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| retrench | cut down |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |