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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
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| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| modish | fashionable |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |