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 |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |