GRE Word List
BRISTLING
a short stiff coarse hair or filament
The meaning of the word bristling is a short stiff coarse hair or filament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| grate | grating |
| license | permission to act |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |