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 |
|---|---|
| wastrel | vagabond |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |