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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |