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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
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| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |