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 |
|---|---|
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |