GRE Word List
WIZENED
shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady
The meaning of the word wizened is shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fawning | courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness |
| connubial | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
| expedite | hasten; make go faster |
| misnomer | wrong or improper name; incorrect designation |
| dissemble | disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend |
| proverb | adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially |
| distort | twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion |
| ironic | expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner |
| scrappy | quarrelsome |
| satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly |
