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.
Random words
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disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
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impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
modish | fashionable |
barefaced | having the face uncovered: |