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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conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
dieto pass from physical life : expire
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
warrantedsanction
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously