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 |
|---|---|
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| consort | associate |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |