GRE Word List

BARB

a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck

The meaning of the word barb is a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck.

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WordMeaning
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
bolta lightning stroke
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
rationalhaving reason or understanding
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
detonationthe action or process of detonating
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point