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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| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
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| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
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| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |