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 |
|---|---|
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |