GRE Word List
CROCHET
make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet
The meaning of the word crochet is make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| graduate | arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler |
| disport | amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert |
| pusillanimous | cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted |
| countermand | cancel; revoke (an order) |
| eccentricity | oddity; idiosyncrasy |
| bountiful | generous; graciously generous; showing bounty |
| marsupial | one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat |
| prim | proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
| adage | wise saying; proverb |
| stumble | trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N. |