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
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| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
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| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
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