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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WordMeaning
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
bogwet spongy ground
polyglotone who is polyglot
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished