Pare GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Pare GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /peəʳ/ (verb) Definition to trim and remove the skin or outer layer of something especially fruits and vegetables, trim off excess, peel, skin, shave, strip - cut away, trim, curtail, tidy up, reduce, clip, cut back, slim down, diminish, prune Example Pare can mean the same as peel (to remove the peel or skin) if you use a knife (You can peel or pare an apple, but you can only peel a banana). In addition, pare means to cut off unnecessary bits or to reduce in size. "I need to pare down the team to the ...