GRE Word List
HEM
a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
The meaning of the word hem is a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down.
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| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |