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 |
|---|---|
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| blackball | to vote against |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |