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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |