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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| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
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| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
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