GRE Word List
BRISTLE
a short stiff coarse hair or filament
The meaning of the word bristle is a short stiff coarse hair or filament.
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| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |