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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
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| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |