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 |
|---|---|
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |