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 |
|---|---|
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |