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 |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |