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 |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |