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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presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
regimeregimen
retiringreserved
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