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 |
|---|---|
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |