GRE Word List
FRIEZE
a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
The meaning of the word frieze is a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface.
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denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
denomination | an act of denominating |
stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |