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 |
|---|---|
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |