GRE Word List

WIZENED

to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality

The meaning of the word wizened is to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality.

Random words

WordMeaning
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
blareto sound loud and strident
stoutstrong of character: such as
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
braga pompous or boastful statement
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
ostensibleintended for display : open to view