GRE Word List
FRAY
brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub
The meaning of the word fray is brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitriolic | causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass |
| banal | hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; cliched |
| lout | clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ? |
| franchise | right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory |
| retract | withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile |
| crass | very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious |
| waver | move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing |
| regicide | murder of a king or queen |
| pedigree | ancestry; lineage |