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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increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
apiarist | beekeeper |
mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
sequester | to set apart : segregate |
remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |