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 |
|---|---|
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| impuissance | weakness |