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 |
|---|---|
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |