GRE Word List
DREGS
sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
The meaning of the word dregs is sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glossary | brief explanation of words used in the text |
| pied | piebald; variegated(many-colored); multicolored |
| bucolic | rustic; pastoral |
| chaperon | older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman |
| overwrought | nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done |
| browbeat | bully; intimidate |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| acme | peak; pinnacle; highest point |
| astringent | binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism |
| traduce | expose to slander |
