GRE Word List
HARROWING
acutely distressing or painful
The meaning of the word harrowing is acutely distressing or painful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
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| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| document | proof |
| haggard | not tamed |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |