GRE Word List
FRINGE
an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
The meaning of the word fringe is an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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decree | an order usually having the force of law |
ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
application | an act of applying: |
archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
condole | grieve |
retribution | recompense |
belie | to give a false impression of |
takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
hallowed | holy |