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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |