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 |
|---|---|
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |