GRE Word List
BROCADE
a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
The meaning of the word brocade is a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver.
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| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
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