GRE Word List
BRAID
plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of hair)
The meaning of the word braid is plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of hair).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attentive | alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration |
| prop | support placed under or against something; V. |
| belabor | harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically |
| subservient | behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience |
| incoherent | unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy |
| meddlesome | interfering; V. meddle: interfere |
| carafe | glass water bottle; decanter |
| libidinous | lustful |
| nefarious | very wicked |
