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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|---|---|
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
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| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| acclaim | applaud |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
