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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |