GRE Word List

GIRTH

a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back

The meaning of the word girth is a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back.

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chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
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scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
omnipotentalmighty
reciprocateto give and take mutually
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hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down