shriveled vs sere

shriveled and sere both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shriveled	No	Yes	No	No
sere	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, shriveled and sere are synonyms defined as:

shriveled and sere: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Other synonyms of shriveled include dried-up, sear, shrivelled, withered.

shriveled (adjective)	sere (adjective)
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity	(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness