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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scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |