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 |
|---|---|
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |