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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WordMeaning
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
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loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
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