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 |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |