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 |
|---|---|
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| application | an act of applying: |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| condole | grieve |
| retribution | recompense |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| hallowed | holy |
