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.

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habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
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