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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| billowing | wave |
| sentinel | sentry |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |