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 |
|---|---|
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |