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 |
|---|---|
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |