GRE Word List
BRIDLE
the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
The meaning of the word bridle is the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| boor | peasant |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |