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 |
|---|---|
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |