GRE Word List
WITHER
to become dry and sapless
The meaning of the word wither is to become dry and sapless.
Random words
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humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
hive | a container for housing honeybees |
piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
disingenuous | lacking in candor |
liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |