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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |