GRE Word List
FLEECE
the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
The meaning of the word fleece is the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |