GRE Word List
WITHER
to become dry and sapless
The meaning of the word wither is to become dry and sapless.
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|---|---|
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
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| auroral | dawn |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
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| ploy | escapade |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
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