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 |
|---|---|
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| stilted | pompous |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |