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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
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| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| application | an act of applying: |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| paradigm | example |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |