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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |