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 |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
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| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
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| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| distant | separated in space : away |