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 |
|---|---|
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| debonair | suave |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| throes | pang |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |